Langenholtensen is a village near the town of
Northeim
Northeim (; nds, Nuurten) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with, in 2011, a population of 29,000. It lies on the German Half-Timbered House Road.
History
Northeim is first mentioned in 800 in a document r ...
and part of that town, in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
. The name comes from Holzhausen, a quite frequently occurring place-name in Germany.
Geography
The village of Langenholtensen lies just north of
Northeim
Northeim (; nds, Nuurten) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with, in 2011, a population of 29,000. It lies on the German Half-Timbered House Road.
History
Northeim is first mentioned in 800 in a document r ...
. It is located between the Edesheimer forest in the north, the Rethoberg in the northeast, and the Sultmerberg in the west.
The Arms
The village's arms or blazon were granted on October 1, 1951. The lower part of the arms symbolize the Luther-oak in the village, planted in 1833 and now a natural monument. It is symbolized by the oak leaves and the
Luther rose
The Luther seal or Luther rose is a widely recognized symbol for Lutheranism. It was the seal that was designed for Martin Luther at the behest of John Frederick of Saxony in 1530, while Luther was staying at the Coburg Fortress during the Diet ...
with the cross, taken from the arms of
German
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reformer
Martin Luther
Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation and the namesake of Luther ...
. The chief shows a staff, symbol of the Amt Brunstein court, which was situated in Langenholtensen.
Langenholtensen's arms on 'Heraldry of the World'
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History
The Protestant priest Johannes Letzner was appointed to the village in 1564. Despite the fact that the Luther rose
The Luther seal or Luther rose is a widely recognized symbol for Lutheranism. It was the seal that was designed for Martin Luther at the behest of John Frederick of Saxony in 1530, while Luther was staying at the Coburg Fortress during the Diet ...
is incorporated into the village's arms, there is no evidence that Martin Luther
Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation and the namesake of Luther ...
ever visited Langenholtensen.
Population
* 1775: 471
* 1963: 1,520
* 2005: 1,860
References
External links
* Langenholtensen on German Wikipedia
Langenholtensen civic website
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Villages in Lower Saxony